Dodo (spinach stew)

This stew is traditionally made with amaranth, a green (or purple) leafy vegetable. This can be quite hard to find, so this recipe substitutes in spinach. Tested, tweaked and photographed by Frankie

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Wash and chop the greens and place in a large pot of cold water. Let come to a boil, and then boil until the leaves are soft.

Step 2

Remove the greens, reserving the water.

Step 3

Place the greens, along with 5 cloves of fresh garlic, in a mortar or food processor (It's okay if you have to work in batches because you have a small mortar.)

Step 4

Pound the greens and garlic mixture until it's bruised, in pieces, and incorporated.

Step 5

Chop up the rest of the vegetables , then, in a medium pot, heat the vegetable oil and all the vegetables except the tomatoes. Let the vegetables sweat for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 6

Add the tomatoes, and season the vegetable mixture with salt and pepper.

Step 7

Continue to cook for another 5 minutes until all the vegetables are completely soft.

Step 8

Add the greens and garlic mixture to the pot, and cover with 3 ladle-fulls of hot water (the water you previously boiled the greens in is perfect for this).

Step 9

Boil the mixture for 10 minutes.

Step 10

Add the finely chopped peanuts and stir to incorporate.

Step 11

Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, over medium heat, for 1 hour.

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